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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Extreme obesity with alveolar hypoventilation
  1. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Obesity/Specifics ... Obesity ... Breathing Problems/Specifics ... Breathing Problems ... National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Obesity, ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome - External Health Links
  2. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) 
    Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) causes poor breathing in some people with obesity. It leads to lower oxygen and higher ... Elsevier; 2024:chap 74. Mokhlesi B, Tamisier R. Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome. In: Kryger M, Roth T, Goldstein CA, Dement ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000085.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Breathing Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you're short of breath, it's hard or uncomfortable for you to take in the oxygen your body needs. You may feel as if you're not getting enough air. Sometimes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/breathingproblems.html - Health Topics
  4. Obesity (National Library of Medicine)  
    Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/ ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/obesity.html - Health Topics
  5. Sleep Apnea (National Library of Medicine)  
    Sleep apnea is a common disorder that causes your breathing to stop or get very shallow. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/sleepapnea.html - Health Topics
  6. Respiratory acidosis 
    ... may help prevent respiratory acidosis due to obesity (obesity-hypoventilation syndrome). Be careful about taking sedating medicines, and never ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000092.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. What Are Overweight and Obesity? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Obesity/Start Here ... Obesity ... National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Overweight,Obesity,Adiposity,Obesity symptoms, ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/overweight-and-obesity - External Health Links